Rosary Mysteries

The Luminous Mysteries

by admin on June 9, 2010

The luminous mysteries were not part of the rosary till the last century, but now the rosary seems incomplete without them. Whilst the first three mysteries celebrate the birth death and resurrection, the key events needed for salvation history. They omit the life as told in the series of mystical events that make up the [...]

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The Glorious Mysteries

by admin on June 9, 2010

The glorious mysteries are the third part of the Rosary Mysteries They remind of the purpose of what went before, as told in the gospel. The conquering of death and the resurrection. And the  queen of heaven Glorious Mysteries Each decade of rosary beads represents one mystery and meditation. The Resurrection. Reminding of the need [...]

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The Joyful Mysteries

by admin on June 9, 2010

The Joyful Mysteries are the first of the Rosary Mysteries Each mystery comprises five decades of beads  – each decade remembers an event of the gospel – also each of the events remembers a virtue. Joyful Mysteries 1. The Annunciation of Christ . Reminding of  Humility 2. The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth: Reminding of [...]

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Rosary Mysteries

by admin on June 9, 2010

The catholic rosary is divided into Rosary Mysteries to be said in sequence, each commemorating a phase in the gospels. Traditionally the mysteries are said once a day, although the devout often recite all of the mysteries in sequence as part of a devotion. The Joyful  Mysteries (sometimes Joyous Mysteries) celebrate the annunciation through to [...]

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The Rosary – Is NOT dumb repetition!

by admin on May 26, 2010

To outsiders  the rosary – reciting prayer using rosary beads may seem like dumb and fruitless  repetition,  but this just is not so. Consider: The most efficient way to do anything, take for example business operation and organisation, is with structure and organisation, and planning. That is the way that business copes with the frailty [...]

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